String tags



C. A. FLOOD Dec. 1, 1959 STRING TAGS Filed 001;. 31, 1957 INVENTOR. 6dr!vii land United States Patent STRING TAGS Carl A. Flood, 'Framingham,Mass., assign'or to Dennison Manufacturing Company, Framingham, Mass., acorporation of Massachusetts Application October 31, 1957, Serial No.693,606

2 Claims. (Cl. 206-56) This invention relates to the art of tags ortickets which are attached to merchandise or other articles by means ofa string, usually in the form of a loop, having at one or both ends atag device such as a price tag, or a bar or button to attach the stringto a tag or other article, as disclosed in my copending application Ser.No. 404,645, filed January 18, 1954, of which this is acontinuation-in-part. Inasmuch as the tag devices are usual- 1y verysmall they are difiicult to handle, particularly when inserting themthrough fabric, openings in tickets and the like. When the device is inthe form of a bar as disclosed in my prior Patent 2,063,155 and theaforesaid application, the bar is usually threaded through the fabric orticket opening or both by means of a needle device such as disclosed inthe aforesaid application and my Patent 2,069,878.

Objects of the present invention are to expedite the shipment and use ofstring tags, to facilitate the printing and punching of such tags, toexpedite the attachment of the strings to tag devices such as pricetags, bars or buttons, and generally to improve the art of string tags.

According to this invention a plurality of tag strings are groupedtogether in a row with portions of the strings in parallel juxtapositionand with a tag device on one end of each string, and a strip of adhesivematerial extends along the row in detachable contact with the parallelportions of the strings, these portions being spaced from the tagdevices to provide short lengths of strings which can be flexed, so thateach device may be manipulated independently of the other devices beforeits string is detached from the strip. The aforesaid device may compriseatag or a tag-attacher of any suitable type, as for example the bar B orthe button 0 of the aforesaid application. Preferably each string has atag on one end and a tag-attacher on the other end. In the preferredembodiment each string is in the form of a loop and each side of eachloop is secured to the strip of adhesive material. Preferably the tagsare arranged in groups, each group comprising a predetermined number ofstrings and the groups are spaced apart lengthwise of the tape so thatthe tape may be severed between groups to dispense predetermined numbersof tag strings without counting the strings.

For the purpose of illustration a typical embodiment of the invention isshown in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side view of twogroups mounted on adhesive tape;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the tape and one string; and

2,915,177. Patented Dec. 1, 1959 ICC Fig. 3 is a side view of one stringwith a tag-attaching device on each end.

The particular embodiment of the invention chosen for the purpose ofillustration comprises a plurality of tag strings 1 arranged in groupsof twenty-five each, each group having portions 2 arranged in paralleljuxtaposition and secured to adhesive tape 3 which is preferably of thepressure-sensitive type permitting each string to be peeled off the tapefor use in attaching a tag to fabric or the like. As shown the tape hasa transverse row of perforations between each two adjacent groups tofacilitate the separation of the groups. However it will be understoodof course that when the groups are thus separated the tapes may bereadily separated without providing perforations. Mounted on one end ofeach string loop is a bar B and on the other end a button O, the barsand buttons preferably being constructed as disclosed in the aforesaidapplication.

In use the bar B at one end of a group of strings is threaded firstthrough the eye of a ticket and then through the fabric or othermerchandise to attach the ticket to the merchandise. To thus thread thebar through the ticket and fabric it is preferably inserted in a needleas disclosed in the aforesaid application. When employing a needle thestring is preferably detached from the tape after the bar has beeninserted in the needle and before the needle is passed through theticket and fabric. After the bar has been passed through the fabric theneedle is withdrawn, leaving the bar seated flatwise against the farside of the fabric. By thus attaching the tickets they may be printed orpunched or both before they are connected to the strings, therebygreatly facilitating the printing and punching operations.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purposeof illustration only and that this invention includes all modificationsand equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. For attaching tags to articles, a plurality of elongate string loopswith corresponding portions of the loops in parallel juxtaposition,tag-attaching devices se cured to corresponding ends of the loopsrespectively, and a strip of material adhesively joined to said parallelportions, the strip being joined to both sides of each loop close tosaid ends so that the short lengths of the loops between the strip anddevices hold the devices up in position to be grasped individuallywithout tangling.

2. For attaching tags to articles, a plurality of groups of elongatestring loops with corresponding portions of the loops in paralleljuxtaposition, tag-attaching de vices secured to corresponding ends ofthe loops respectively, and a strip of material adhesively joined tosaid parallel portions, the strip being joined to both sides of eachloop close to said ends so that the short lengths of the loops betweenthe strip and devices hold the devices up in position to be graspedindividually without tangling, said groups being spaced apart so thatthe strip may be severed between the groups.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,886,842 Shaw Nov. 8, 1932 2,063,155 Flood Dec. 8, 1936 2,379,934Seiferth July 10, 1945

